Whether served as an irresistible appetizer or as part of your holiday brunch menu, everyone will love the savory, cheesy flavor of these Homemade Sausage Balls. And you will love how easy this recipe is to make!
Allow the ground sausage to sit at room temperature for 20-30 minutes. This will allow the sausage to easily mix into the other ingredients.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with foil and place a wire baking rack onto the lined pan. Spray the rack with nonstick cooking spray. This step will allow the grease to drip off onto the pan below.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, seasoned salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder until well combined.
Add the sausage, cheese, and ¼ cup of milk to the flour mixture. Using your hands, evenly combine the mixture is well combined. If needed, and unlikely that it will be needed after mixing well, add additional milk, ½ tablespoon at a time, to help the mixture come together.
Roll 1½ tablespoons of the dough into a ball and place it onto the prepared baking rack.
Bake the sausage balls for 18-22 minutes, or until golden.
Serve warm with maple syrup or your favorite dipping sauce (BBQ sauce, mustard, ranch, etc)
Video
Notes
Sausage: Don't use Italian or breakfast sausage, instead look for a plain bulk sausage. Pork, turkey, or chicken sausage all work to make sausage balls. Milk: Any variety/fat percentage of milk works for this recipe. If you opt to use nondairy milk, be sure it is unsweetened and unflavored. Cheese: The anti-caking agents in bagged shredded cheese can dry out your sausage balls, prevent this by shredding the cheese yourself. Gluten-Free Sausage Balls: Ensure your sausage is gluten-free and replace the all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free flour flour.Spice It Up: Add up to ¼ teaspoon of cayenne pepper to the flour mixture and/or replace 1 cup of the cheddar cheese with pepper jack.Storage: Allow the sausage balls to cool to room temperature and then store them in an airtight container for 3-4 days in the refrigerator. Reheat in a 350-degree F oven for 10-12 minutes or until warmed through. Make-Ahead Instructions: Assemble up to baking. Bake or freeze the sausage balls within 24 hours. To freeze sausage balls, prepare the sausage balls up through rolling the dough into balls. Place the balls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Freeze for 1-2 hours, or until hardened. Remove the flash-frozen sausage balls from the baking sheet and place them in a freezer-safe storage bag. Freeze for up to 3 months. To bake sausage balls from frozen, bake at 350 degrees F for 28-32 minutes.